Display rack



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DISPLAY RACK Filed March 19. 1958 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 IN VENTOR (Z225 fiC JFDB'EBJ BY Zgw $6 ATTORNEYS Aug. 2, 1960 c. H. subBERY DISPLAY RACK 2 Sheet s-Shee t 2 Filed March 19, 1958 INVENTOR ATTORNEYS Unite Sttes Patent DISPLAY RACK Carl H. Sudbery, 212 W. 1st Ave, Mitchell, S. Dak.

Filed Mar. 19, 1958, Ser. No. 722,431

1 Claim. (Cl. 211-,-47)

.The present invention relates to display racks, and

more particularly to racks for selectively displaying walla er.

p The primary object of the invention is to provide a rack for the display of a plurality of wallpaper samples to facilitate the sale of wallpaper.

Another object of the invention is to provide a rack of the class described above in which the rack elements can be partially disassembled for ease of shipment.

A further object of the invention is to provide a wallpaper rack having a display shelf for the display of wallpaper hanging accessories sold with the wallpaper.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a wallpaper support for mounting the wallpaper on the rack and to facilitate the movement of the paper from one position to another on the rack.

Another object of the invention is to provide a wallpapersales rack which is inexpensive to manufacture, simple to use, and which will eifectively display a large number of Wallpaper samples in a relatively small area.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent in the following specification when considered in .the light of the attached drawings, in which:

Figure l is a perspective view of the invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical cross-section taken along the line 2-2 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary longitudinal crosssection taken along the line 3-3 of Figure 2, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary horizontal crosssection taken along the line 44 of Figure 3, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of one of the attaching hooks.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of another of the attaching hooks.

Figure 7 is a fragmentary front elevation of the wallpaper support and wallpaper mounting thereon.

Figure 8 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical crosssection taken along the line 8-8 of Figure 7, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 9 is an enlarged fragmentary transverse sectional view of the post mounting.

Figure 10 is a vertical fragmentary sectional view taken on line 10--10 of Figure 9, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Referring now to the drawings in detail wherein like reference characters indicate like parts throughout the several figures, the reference numeral 10 indicates generally a rack constructed in accordance with the invention.

The rack 19 comprises a generally rectangular base 11 having spaced upwardly and inwardly sloped side walls 12 and spaced inwardly sloped end walls 13 extending between the side walls 12 at opposite ends thereof and integrally connected thereto. The side walls 12 and the end walls 13 are provided with an inwardly bent horizontal flange 14 adapted for engagement with a supporting surface. A flange 15 is formed on the upper edges 2,947,422 Patented Aug. 2, 1960 of the side walls 12 and end walls 13 and similarly extends inwardly in parallel relation to the flange 14. A shelf 16 is secured to the flanges 15 and projects therebeyond to form a peripheral overhanging portion 17.

The shelf 16 is provided with upwardly bent perpendicular side flanges 18 arranged in spaced parallel relation. Triangular end flanges 19 extend upwardly from the shelf 16 at opposite ends thereof and between the side flanges 18. The triangular end flanges 19 project substantially above the side flanges 18, for reasons to be assigned.

An upright post 20 is secured to each of the triangular flanges 19 on the inner face thereof in perpendicular relation to the shelf 16. The posts 20 terminate at the shelf 16 and are each provided with a flange 21 welded to the lower end thereof and secured to the top of the shelf 16 by any suitable means (not shown). The posts 20 are secured to the end flanges 19 centrally of the end flanges 19 by means of a bolt 20a.

A screen partition 22 having lower frame members 23 and upper frame members 24 is mounted in upright relation on the shelf 16 extending between the posts 20 and is provided with vertically extending end tabs 24a which are secured to the posts 20 by the bolts 20a. The partition screen 22 separates the shelf 16 into two longitudinal display areas. Each of the posts 20 is provided with a pin 25 having a cross-section somewhat less than the posts 20 and projecting axially upwardly therefrom.

A tubular upright 26 having the same diameter as the posts 20 is telescopically engaged over the reduced portion 25 of each of the posts 20. The tubular uprights 26 are supported thereon and extend upwardly therefrom.

A generally rectangular tubular support, generally indicated at 27, comprises a pair of spaced parallel side members 28 having a pair of spaced parallel end members 29 extending between the oppositeends thereof and integrally secured thereto. A bar 30 has its upper end secured medially of each of the end members 29 and depends perpendicularly therefrom. The lower end of the bars 30 are each provided with a reduced axial extension 31 which is slidably engaged into the upper end of the tube members 26 to support the support frame 27 thereon.

A tubular socket member 32 is welded to the inner face of the bars 30 in upright position thereon terminating at their upper ends below the top edge of the end men1- bers 29. A longitudinal bar 33 extends between the end members 29 and has its opposite end portions supported on the upper ends of the tubular sockets 32, as best shown in Figure 3.

An integral pin 34 depends perpendicularly from each end of the bar 33 and is adapted to be telescopically fitted into the socket member 32 detachably securing the bar 33 to the support frame 27.

A U-shaped bar 35 has a transverse pin 36 extending between the opposite legs thereof and welded thereto below the terminal ends thereof. The U-shaped bar 35 is welded at 37 to the upright bar 30, as shown in Figure 3, and the transverse bar 36 is welded at 38 to the bar 30.

A tubular hanger pole 39 is provided with a perpendicularly offset end portion 40 formed integrally therewith and adapted for telescopic engagement over one leg of the U-shaped bar 35.

A washer 41 is positioned over the end portion 40 and is secured thereto by welding or the like at a point spaced from the terminal end of the end portion 40. The washer 41 is flattened as at 42 along one side thereof underlying the tubular support pole 39 to permit the end portion 40 to be slidably moved past the end member 29 to permit the disengagement of the end portion 40 from the U-shaped rod 35.

The transverse rod 36 provides a support or stop for the lower end of the end portion 40 and the end portion 40 is adapted to revolve about a vertical axis on the of each of the U-shaped support rods 35 are provided with a support pole 39, as best illustrated in Figure 1.

" Referring now to Figure 5, a body 43 has a coiled loop 44 integrally formed on its upper end and a reverted hook 45 integrally formed on its lower end. The coiled loop 44 is engageable over the support poles 39 with the hook 45 depending therefrom, for reasons tobe assigned.

In Figure 6, a body 46 is provided with an elongated arcuate channel 47 integrally formed on the lower end thereof and an integral reverted hook 48 formed on the upper end thereof. The hook 48 is adapted to be engaged over the support poles 39 or side members 28 with the channel 47 depending therefrom. The channel 47 is adapted to support a roll of Wallpaper or the like for convenience in displaying to a customer.

Sheets of wallpaper 49 are twice reverted at 50 adjacent the upper end portions thereof to form a horizontally extending slot 51 for reasons to be assigned.

The sheet 49 is doubled as at 52 adjacent the upper edge thereof and the doubled portion 52 is folded over a wire coat hanger 53 and secured to itself as at 52' to mount the sheet 49 to the coat hanger 53 so that the hook 54 thereof may be engaged with the hook 45 on the body 43. A border strip 55 is engaged in the slot 51 and secured therein by any suitable means so that the sheet 49 of wallpaper will be viewed with the border 55 in its correct position with relation thereto.

If desired, jackets made of ceiling paper (not shown) may he slipped over the hangers 53 so as to overlie the wallpaper sheet 49 above the border strip 55 so that the total effect of wallpaper, ceiling paper, and border can be seen.

Obviously, wallpaper sheets 49 can be mounted backto-back on the hanger 53 to conserve space.

It should be understood that the post 20 and the tubular uprights 26 may be made integral when desired.

Having thus described the preferred embodiment of the invention, it should be understood that numerous other structural modifications and adaptations may be resorted to without departing from the scope of the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

A- wallpaper display rack comprising a base, a pair of upright members secured to said base and arranged in spaced parallel relation, a support frame deta-chably secured to the upper ends of said uprights in parallel relation to said base, a U-shaped support rod secured to each of said uprights at each end of said support frame adjacent to but spaced below said support frame, a plurality of generally horizontal tubular support poles, a perpendicularly depending integral extension formed on one end of each of said support poles and telescopically mounted l on each end of each of said U-shaped support rods with its associated support polepositioned above said frame and journalled on said support rod for rotary movement 'on a vertical axis, and means on each of said depending extensions engaging under said frame for releasably holding a support pole in its associated support rod, said means comprising a washer rigidly secured to each depending extension for engaging under said frame, with each said washer having a flat side to permit the washer to move upwardly past said frame in one position of IO- tation of its associated pole on its support rod.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Great Britain Feb. 24,1954 

